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Obertauern, Austria

By Felice Hardy | on February 19, 2013 | 0 Comment
Ski Resorts
Obertauern, Austria | Welove2ski

Photo: © TVB Obertauern

The Stats

Altitude: 1740m

Top Lift: 2313m

Ski area: 95km of piste

Adult lift pass: 174-205€ for six days

site Official Site | site Ski Map | site Webcam

In a Nutshell

Unusually for Austria, this is a purpose-built resort. It has convenient skiing and an excellent snow record, but it is not the best destination for non-skiers.

Essential Advice for the Perfect Trip

When snow-cover is light elsewhere in Austria, this high-altitude ski area has virtually guaranteed conditions. Its position on a mountain pass in the Niedere Tauern mountain range, 90km south of Salzburg, attracts a favourable microclimate. Radstadt railway station is 20km away.

Until local ski enthusiasts ‘colonized’ the pass in the early 1930s the only building was Hotel Tauernpasshöhe. During the intervening decades a straggle of hotels and bars has sprung up along the roadside to give Obertauern more of an American ski resort atmosphere. ‘I recommend the resort for families, intermediates and beginners looking for an all-round fun holiday – but probably not for experts,’ said a reader.

Obertauern is Austria’s only resort where you can ski to and from the door of most of its hotels. The main skiing areas has 26 lifts around the Tauernrunde bowl region – all of which are interconnected without the need for a ski bus. There’s an excellent snow record, and a good variety of terrain – including everything from nursery slopes to some tricky black runs.

Obertauern has some lively nightspots and has been famous for its apres-ski ever since the Beatles made part of their film Help here in 1965.

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We Love

We Hate

tick The purpose-built style of resort, which is unusual for Austria
tick The convenient snow-sure skiing.
tick The wide range of beginner and intermediate skiing.
tick The fact that this is a good all-round family destination.
tick The late-season skiing.
cross The lack of activities for non-skiers.
cross The fact that it isn’t an atmospheric little Austrian village

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  4. Where to Learn

    Where to Learn
  5. Where to Party

    Where to Party
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Felice Hardy

Felice is one of the three editors at Welove2ski and contributes on skiing to a range of publications, including The Evening Standard, The Guardian, Conde Nast Traveller, Tatler, Harpers Bazaar, Country Life, BA Highlife and House & Garden. She started skiing at the age of three. She also enjoys hiking with her dogs and mountain biking in the Alps.

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